Rechnung Direkt: Invoice Maker
Billing, Quotes & E-Invoice
USD 49.99
Buy once, no subscription. Invoices, quotes & reminders in seconds. E-invoicing (ZUGFeRD, XRechnung, Peppol), Swiss QR & SEPA. Your data stays private in iCloud.
Rechnung Direkt is the invoicing app for Mac, iPad and iPhone. Buy once, no subscription. Create professional invoices, quotes and payment reminders in seconds, including legally compliant e-invoices (ZUGFeRD, XRechnung, Factur-X, Peppol) with Leitweg-ID. Your data stays private in your iCloud, never on third-party servers.
CREATE INVOICES
• Professional invoices, quotes and reminders in seconds
• Recurring invoices on autopilot
• Credit notes and cancellation invoices
• Per-document discounts, mark invoices as paid
E-INVOICING DONE RIGHT
• ZUGFeRD / Factur-X (EN 16931), XRechnung and Peppol BIS
• Leitweg-ID for public-sector invoices
• Swiss QR-bill and SEPA direct debit
DATEV export
Export issued invoices as a DATEV posting batch (CSV) for your tax advisor.
Configurable: consultant/client number, SKR03/SKR04, account mapping per tax rate.
BUILT FOR YOU
• Small businesses, freelancers and the self-employed
• Kleinunternehmer mode (German §19 UStG)
• Client and product catalogue
• Mac, iPad and iPhone. Synced via your private iCloud (end-to-end encrypted with Advanced Data Protection)
ONE-TIME PURCHASE
No subscription. Buy it once and keep it.
more Product groups in the catalog
• Catalog items can now be assigned to a freely named product group, the catalog shows them neatly grouped
• Group filter and extended search: search now also finds item number, description and group
• Groups can be renamed or dissolved directly in the list, CSV import supports a new "product group" column
Nine new fonts for the document design
• New sans serif: Arial, Futura, Gill Sans, Optima, Trebuchet MS, Verdana
• New serif: Baskerville, Charter, Didot
• The font picker is now neatly grouped into sans serif and serif
Also
• The catalog dialog for inserting items has been redesigned: clearer layout, groups, better search
• Page breaks with a changed document text size are now calculated precisely
1.5.4 1 day ago
Custom default texts per document type
• Quotes, partial invoices and final invoices can now have their own header and footer texts (Settings > Document Defaults)
• Without custom texts the invoice texts apply as before, nothing changes on its own
Personal salutation and placeholders
• New salutation field on the customer (Mr, Ms or neutral)
• Placeholders like {Greeting}, {FirstName}, {LastName} or {Company} in default and document texts are filled with the customer's details automatically
• Emails sent with a document now greet personally, e.g. "Dear Mr Smith,"
Also
• Replies to your feature requests and bug reports now appear directly under the respective entry in Feedback & Requests
1.5.3 4 days ago
New
• Design settings: the document text size is now adjustable in four steps from Smaller to Large. It applies to the title, item table, totals and notes; the footer keeps its own setting
Improved
• Invoice editor: if the tax number or VAT ID is missing from the company profile, a notice appears right when you start an invoice, and the profile can be completed directly from the editor without losing your input
• When saving, the app now tells you exactly what is still missing
Fixed
• Mac: the window size is now also preserved when only the window is closed and reopened
1.5.2 6 days ago
New
• Quote number on invoices: when converting a quote, its number is carried over automatically, appears on the PDF and in the e-invoice, and can also be added manually in the editor
• Design: page numbers can now be shown even when the footer is hidden
• Line item table: more room for the description, more compact number columns
Fixed
• Stability: fixed a crash when deleting from lists (e.g. deleting an already converted quote)
• E-invoicing: the electronic address now prefers the stored email address over the VAT ID
• Mac: window size and position are now reliably remembered on macOS 15
1.5.0 23 Aug
New
• Client search: clients are now also found by customer number, postal code, and email address, both in the client list and in the client picker
Fixed
• Mac: window size and position are preserved after restarting the app
• Minor typographic refinements in app texts
1.4.16 17 Aug
Fixed
• A company logo stored on the Mac as a PDF or SVG file did not appear in documents created on iPhone and iPad. It now shows everywhere; existing logos are repaired automatically by the Mac app
• PDF logos are also rendered at a higher resolution on the Mac
1.4.15 14 Aug
New app icon
• The app icon has been given a more modern design:
• On iOS with dedicated dark and tinted variants for the Home Screen (iOS 18 and later)
• On the Mac, the icon now ships razor-sharp in all sizes (Dock, Finder)
Fixed
• macOS: opening "Feedback & Wishes" could show a keychain password prompt and briefly freeze the app. The anonymous feedback ID is now stored without any prompt
1.4.14 13 Aug
New: Feedback & feature requests right inside the app!
Tell me which feature you're missing, vote on other users' ideas, and see what's planned. You can now also report bugs directly from the app.
Plus small improvements and fixes.
1.4.13 11 Aug
Early payment discount (Skonto)
• New: offer an early payment discount per invoice, up to two tiers (e.g. 2% within 7 days, 1% within 14 days)
• Shown with amount and deadline in the payment terms on the PDF and included in the e-invoice
• Automatically hidden for SEPA direct debit or invoices already marked as paid
• Also available as a template setting for recurring invoices
Labor costs (German § 35a EStG)
• New: mark line items as labor costs, the document shows the included labor costs (gross) separately
• Private customers in Germany need this breakdown for the tax reduction on trade and household services
• Available in invoices, quotes, recurring invoices and as a catalog default; also noted in the e-invoice
Tidied-up editors
• The invoice, quote and template editors are reorganized into clear sections (invoice data, payment, taxation)
• Rarely used fields such as Skonto, order number, service date or discount appear on demand via “+” chips, removable at any time
• Editing a line item no longer shows duplicated values
Also
• Fixed: date fields now consistently use the app’s date format with dots, independent of the system region setting
• Fixed: a freeze on macOS 26.6 when opening newly created documents from a detail view
• The “Create deposit invoice” dialog is more compact on the Mac
1.4.12 6 Aug
Deposit and final invoices from quotes
• New: create deposit invoices (e.g. 30% of the quote total) directly from a quote, as a percentage or a fixed amount, with a live preview
• The final invoice takes over all line items from the quote and automatically deducts the related deposit invoices
• When a quote mixes several VAT rates, VAT is split proportionally
Duplicate documents
• Invoices and quotes can now be duplicated. The new draft carries over client, line items and texts
• As always, the document number is only assigned upon issuing
XRechnung
• New: export invoices as XRechnung (German KoSIT standard) for public-sector clients
• Includes a pre-export check of the German mandatory fields (routing ID, contact details, bank details, and more)
Order and contract number
• New: purchase order number and contract number per invoice, shown on the PDF and included in the e-invoice
Gross prices by default
• New: choose in the invoice settings to enter unit prices including VAT by default
Also
• Fixed: multi-page documents now show the correct total page count in the footer (e.g. "Page 1 of 3")
1.4.11 6 Aug
Service period
• New: specify a service period instead of a single service date (e.g. June 1 – June 30)
• Simply switch between date and period in the invoice editor
• Shown on the PDF and included in the e-invoice (ZUGFeRD/XRechnung and Peppol) in a fully compliant way
• Cancellation invoices and credit notes carry the period over automatically
Recurring invoices
• The service period can now follow your billing cycle automatically — every invoice states its own period
• Choose the current period (billing in advance, e.g. rent or hosting) or the previous period (billing in arrears)
• The existing behaviour is still available: service date = creation day
Also
• E-invoicing: improved Factur-X compliance — the country of delivery is now stated when no service date is given
1.4.10 4 Aug
- Troubleshooting for Strono invoices
1.4.9 3 Aug
Deposit and final invoices
• New: deposit invoices (advance payments) with their own AZ numbering sequence
• The final invoice automatically deducts received deposits (correctly itemized in line with Section 14 (5) of the German VAT Act)
• E-invoicing: deposit invoices use the correct document type; prepayments made are included in the XML
• DATEV export: advance payments are booked when payment is received and cleared again in the final invoice
• Dashboard and revenue statistics don't count deposits twice
Text size
• New text size switcher: Standard, Larger, Large
• On Mac and iPad at the bottom of the sidebar, on iPhone in Settings
• Mac: also via keyboard with Cmd+Plus and Cmd+Minus
GiroCode / pay by QR code (Germany and Austria)
• Invoices and payment reminders now carry a payment QR code (EPC QR / GiroCode)
• Your customers scan it with their banking app - recipient, amount and payment reference are already filled in
• Final invoices request only the remaining balance; no code appears on direct-debit or paid documents
• Can be turned off in the company profile under bank details
1.4.8 29 Jul
- many minor error corrections
1.4.7 20 Jul
- Document language per customer: invoices, quotes, reminders, and email templates can now be selected in German, English, French, or Polish. Set it easily for the customer under “Steuer & Zahlung.”
- Discount per line item: individual items can be discounted by percentage or amount. The discount is clearly shown in the PDF and the e‑invoice and can be combined with the document‑wide discount.
- Improved: The total column of the line‑item table now aligns precisely with the totals block.
- Fixed: Payment terms in the e‑invoice now appear in the document language.
1.4.5 19 Jul
Fix:
- Invoices with the recipient as the tax debtor (§ 13b UStG / Reverse Charge), without VAT statement, with a correct e‑invoice
- Improved e‑invoice for small entrepreneurs (§ 19 UStG)
1.4.3 11 Jul
The invoice number can be reset once to a lower number, provided that no invoices have been created yet.
1.4.2 10 Jul
Custom stationery: document details (invoice no., date) now start at your content line instead of printing into tall letterheads. The zone editor now shows the fixed address window.
1.4.1 6 Jul
Your own stationery & design. Our most requested feature is here!
• Upload your own stationery as a PDF. It becomes the background of all documents (invoices, quotes, reminders, credit notes)
• Four design templates: Classic, Serif, Minimal and Compact. With a real live preview
• Five fonts and new logo options (position and size)
• Header and footer zones adjustable to the millimeter
DATEV export
• Export issued invoices as a DATEV posting batch (CSV) for your tax advisor
• Configurable: consultant/client number, SKR03/SKR04, account mapping per tax rate
As always: your current invoice design stays unchanged unless you change it.
1.4.0 6 Jul
- Invoice numbers can now be reset daily when the month and day are used to generate the number.
1.3.1 25 Jun
- SEPA e-invoices: Invoices can now be created as direct debit invoices.
- Improvements for French e-invoices
1.3.0 23 Jun
• Rabatte: Vergib einen Rabatt in Prozent oder als festen Euro-Betrag auf die gesamte Rechnung oder das Angebot – cent-genau und korrekt in der E-Rechnung (ZUGFeRD/XRechnung).
• Rechnung als bezahlt: Markiere Rechnungen als bereits bezahlt. Der Hinweis erscheint auf dem PDF und in der E-Rechnung.
• Tag in der Rechnungsnummer: Das Nummernformat unterstützt jetzt auch den Tag (z. B. RE-2026-03-05-001).
• Sofort fällige Rechnungen: Zahlungsziel lässt sich auf 0 Tage setzen; auf dem PDF steht dann „Sofort fällig.".
• Korrektur: In einigen Fällen wurde bei Angeboten die Fußzeile teils doppelt angezeigt . Das wurde behoben.
• Lange Fußzeilen brechen jetzt sauber um.
1.2.2 18 Jun
- Rechnungen und Angebote lassen sich jetzt auch auf iPhone und iPad direkt per E-Mail versenden – mit bereits ausgefülltem Betreff, Text und Empfänger.
- Geteilte und gespeicherte PDFs enthalten jetzt standardmäßig die eingebettete E-Rechnung (ZUGFeRD / Factur-X). In den Einstellungen abschaltbar.
- Übersichtlichere Export-Optionen im Bereich „Dokumente".
1.2.1 13 Jun
- Preise inkl. MwSt.: Erfassen Sie Einzelpreise jetzt wahlweise als Bruttopreise – die MwSt. wird automatisch herausgerechnet.
- Robustere Vergabe von Belegnummern über mehrere Geräte auch bei schlechter Verbindung zur iCloud.
- Entwürfe verbrauchen keine Rechnungsnummern mehr. Verhindert Lücken in der Nummerierung, falls entwürfe zurückgezogen werden.
- ENTWURF-Wasserzeichen auf PDFs von Entwürfen.
- Korrekte Einzahl bei Mengeneinheiten („1 Stunde" statt „1 Stunden").
- Fix: Behebt ein Einfrieren der Kunden- und Katalogauswahl auf älteren macOS-Versionen.
1.2.0 12 Jun
Kleinere Fehlerbehebung für Schweizer Nutzer.
1.0.10 9 Jun
Product groups in the catalog
• Catalog items can now be assigned to a freely named product group, the catalog shows them neatly grouped
• Group filter and extended search: search now also finds item number, description and group
• Groups can be renamed or dissolved directly in the list, CSV import supports a new "product group" column
Nine new fonts for the document design
• New sans serif: Arial, Futura, Gill Sans, Optima, Trebuchet MS, Verdana
• New serif: Baskerville, Charter, Didot
• The font picker is now neatly grouped into sans serif and serif
Also
• The catalog dialog for inserting items has been redesigned: clearer layout, groups, better search
• Page breaks with a changed document text size are now calculated precisely
more Version 1.5.4 1 day ago
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